The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Species |
Red List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus |
NT |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
Moustached Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
Fülleborn's Boubou Laniarius fuelleborni |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Common Fiscal Lanius collaris |
LC |
resident (2000) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
White-tailed Crested-flycatcher Elminia albonotata |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
Red-capped Forest-warbler Artisornis metopias |
LC |
resident (2000) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
Chapin's Apalis Apalis chapini |
LC |
resident (2000) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
Black-lored Cisticola Cisticola nigriloris |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Churring Cisticola Cisticola njombe |
LC |
resident (2000) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
Cinnamon Bracken-warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea |
EN |
breeding (2000) |
present |
A3 |
Yellow-throated Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla chlorigula |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
Olive-headed Bulbul Arizelocichla striifacies |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
Shelley's Greenbul Arizelocichla masukuensis |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
Yellow-throated Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
African Hill-babbler Sylvia abyssinica |
LC |
resident (2000) |
unknown |
A3 |
Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris |
LC |
resident (2000) |
unknown |
A3 |
Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
Kenrick's Starling Poeoptera kenricki |
LC |
resident (2000) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
Orange Ground-thrush Geokichla gurneyi |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
White-eyed Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
Rusty-flanked Robin-chat Dessonornis macclounii |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
White-chested Alethe Chamaetylas fuelleborni |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
Iringa Akalat Sheppardia lowei |
VU |
resident (2000) |
present |
A1, A2, A3 |
Sharpe's Akalat Sheppardia sharpei |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |
Spot-throat Modulatrix stictigula |
LC |
resident (2000) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
Forest Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris fuelleborni |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
Montane Widowbird Euplectes psammacromius |
LC |
resident (2000) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht |
LC |
resident (2000) |
unknown |
A3 |
Bertram's Weaver Ploceus bertrandi |
LC |
resident (2000) |
unknown |
A3 |
Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus |
LC |
resident (2000) |
unknown |
A3 |
East African Citril Crithagra hyposticta |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A3 |
Kipengere Seedeater Crithagra melanochroa |
LC |
resident (2000) |
unknown |
A2, A3 |
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata |
LC |
resident (2000) |
present |
A2, A3 |